The first man from the right, holding a bottle, has been identified as Slovak worker Gustáv (Gusti) Popovic. The photograph was found in his estate, with the note "Don't you worry, my dear Mariska, as you can see I'm still with bottle" written on the back.
Canada is at the centre of a sweeping U.S.-led crackdown on alleged Indian organized crime networks, with American prosecutors linking the groups to the 2023 killing of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that 37 people have been charged and 24 arrested as part of "Operation Hard Ball," a multinational investigation involving authorities in the United States, Canada and Europe. Three suspects were arrested in Canada.
One indictment alleges jailed Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and alleged associate Satinderjeet Singh ordered Nijjar's assassination as part of a campaign of violence and extortion targeting members of the Indian diaspora. Prosecutors also allege the organization trafficked cocaine from the United States into Canada.
A separate indictment charges three British Columbia men, Vancouver residents Ravinder Singh Dhanda and Jaskarn Baghri, along with Creston resident Gurtej Singh Smagh,with allegedly operating a cross-border drug smuggling network that transported hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine into Canada.
I’ve been doing much better in the market this year, but I’m paying for the help. My conscience won’t let me pass on their hard work as my own.
One of my own picks has been no slouch.
INFQ-Infleqtion
As I grieve my 12 year old dog’s death I can’t help thinking that a metric of character can be gleaned based on how many dogs a man has put to rest in his lifetime. I speculate she will be my last, if I choose another, he/she will bury me.
BREAKING: The world is now experiencing its largest oil supply shock in history, losing nearly 20 million barrels of oil supply per day.
Top oil supply shocks:
1. Hormuz Closure (NOW): -20 million b/d
2. Iranian Revolution (1978): -5.5 million b/d
3. Yom Kippur War (1973): -4.5 million b/d
4. Iraq-Kuwait War (1990): -4.3 million b/d
5. Iran-Iraq War (1980): -4.0 million b/d
6. Russia-Ukraine War (2022): -2.0 million b/d
The current supply shock is roughly the same size as the top 2-6 COMBINED.